Washing-machine



S. G. PARKER.

WASHING MACHINE.

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WASHING- MACHINE.

EPECIPICAIION forming part of Letters Application filed September 7, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. PARKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Farmington, in the county of St. Francois and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vashing Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view of the same. taken longitudinally through the roller. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line a: m in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 y in Fig. 2.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to that class of washing-machines which are constructed with a grooved or fluted cylindrical rubbing-roller adapted to bear with a yielding pressure against a series of smooth rollers, between which and the said fluted or grooved roller the articles to be washed or cleansed will be passed, thus subjecting them to the rubbing action of the rollers.

The invention has for its object to provide a machine of this class which shall possess advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

WVith these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the frame of my improved machine, which consists, mainly, of the sills B B, bottom piece or base, 0, front and rear braces, D D, and the vertical side pieces or uprights, E E. The latter are provided with vertical slots F at their upper ends, and at the upper end of one of the said side pieces is hinged a crosspiece or arm, G, the free end of which is secured in the upper end of the slot F of the other side piece by means of the transverse pin H. The cross-piece or arm G may serve Patent No. 339,805, dated Apr-i113, 1386.

Serial No. 176,408. (No model.)

as a handle by which the machine may be grasped and held securely while it is in operation; but when, as is sometimes the case, the said arm or cross-piece shall be thought to interfere with the operation of the machine, in obstructing the free manipulation of the clothes, the pin H may be removed, and the arm or cross-piece G may then be thrown back and out of the way, as will be seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings hereto annexed.

Secured to the inner sides of the side pieces or uprights, E E, of the frame are the brackets I I, having laterally-extending arms J J, and provided in their under edges with vertical slots K, forming bearings for the main rollershal't L. One end of said shaft should project a sufficient distance to extend over the edge of a tub in which the'machine may be placed for operation, and the said projecting end is to be provided with a crank, M, by means of which it may be conveniently turned or manipulated. The shaft L carries the grooved or fluted roller N, which may be constructed of hard wood, or of any other suitable material.

0 O designate a pair of vertically-sliding blocks or boxes arranged between the front and rear braces, D D, adjoining the inner sides of the uprights E E, and provided with laterally-extending arms P P, which are connected with the arms J J of the brackets I I by means of coiled springs Q Q, which tend to force the said blocks or boxes'in an upward direction toward the blocks or brackets I I. The blocks or boxes 0 O are fitted loosely be tween the front and rear sides, D D, of the frame, so that they may have a vibrating motion. The lower portion ofsaid boxes, the ends of which are formed square, will serve to prevent the said boxes and brackets from working out of the frame while the machine is in operation, as the said square ends will bear against the braces D D, and thus retain them in the frame, and the said boxes form bearings for the ends of a series of smooth rollers R It, arranged segmentally and adapted to bear against the periphery of the grooved or fluted roller N, with which they are held in contact by the action of the springs Q Q.

The ends of the frame A are provided with pivoted hooks S S, adapted to engage suitable staples in the rim of the tub or suds box in wh h my mproved was gamach neis plac d for operation.

From the foregoing description, taken in 5 connection with the drawings hereto annexed,

the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood. The general construction is simple and inexpensive, and the machine is durable and efficient.

and the fluted rollers, and the shaft of the latter being rotated, the clothes will be passed back and forth, and will be meanwhile subjected to friction and pressure, which will lo 15 efficient in removing the dirt.

Having thus described my invention, I clai m and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination of the frame A, having up- The 10 clothes being inserted between the smooth rights E, slotted at theiruupper ends, brackets I, having laterally-extending ,arms J, the lower portion of each of said brackets being provided with a slot, K, blocks 0, having laterally-extending arms P, springs connecting ,thearms, of said brackets and blocks, a fluted -roller, N, journaled in the said brackets,'a

series of segment-ally-arranged rollers, R,journaled in the said blocks, and a crank, M, for operating the said fluted roller, substantially as shown and described.

. In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereunto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL G. PARKER.

\Vitnesses: 7

I-IARDIN R. Pmmms, ROGER P. TAYLOR. 

